Gray-bellied Night Monkey vs Purple chimaera

Aotus lemurinus compared with Hydrolagus purpurescens

Key Differences

• Gray-bellied Night Monkey is Vulnerable while Purple chimaera is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Purple chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Primates (Primates)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Aotidae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Aotus	Hydrolagus
Species	Aotus lemurinus	Hydrolagus purpurescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Gray-bellied Night Monkey and Purple chimaera share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Purple chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gray-bellied Night Monkey	Purple chimaera
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gray-bellied Night Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Purple chimaera